Type | Daily newspaper |
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Publisher | Mojtaba Vahedi |
Founded | August 2000 |
Political alignment | Reformist |
Language | Persian |
Headquarters | Tehran |
Circulation | 100,000 (2008 est.) |
Website | Aftab-e Yazd |
Aftab-e Yazd ( Persian: آفتاب یزد, lit. 'The Yazd Sun') is a Persian-language daily reformist newspaper published in Tehran, Iran. The title of the paper means “the sun of Yazd” in Persian. [1]
Aftab Yazd was started in August 2000. [2] The paper, based in Tehran, is affiliated with the Association of Combatant Clerics (of which former President Mohammad Khatami is a leading member). [3] [4] The paper focuses on political, cultural, social and economic news. [5]
In June 2005, before the 2005 presidential election, the paper along with another one, Eqbal, published the letter of presidential candidate Mahdi Karroubi to Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei. [6] Upon this publication both papers were banned for one day by Tehran Public and Revolutionary Court. [6] The daily was also temporarily ceased in June 2009 following the presidential elections. [4] In December 2009 it was again warned by the ministry of culture for publishing "divisive" material. [7]
Type | Daily newspaper |
---|---|
Publisher | Mojtaba Vahedi |
Founded | August 2000 |
Political alignment | Reformist |
Language | Persian |
Headquarters | Tehran |
Circulation | 100,000 (2008 est.) |
Website | Aftab-e Yazd |
Aftab-e Yazd ( Persian: آفتاب یزد, lit. 'The Yazd Sun') is a Persian-language daily reformist newspaper published in Tehran, Iran. The title of the paper means “the sun of Yazd” in Persian. [1]
Aftab Yazd was started in August 2000. [2] The paper, based in Tehran, is affiliated with the Association of Combatant Clerics (of which former President Mohammad Khatami is a leading member). [3] [4] The paper focuses on political, cultural, social and economic news. [5]
In June 2005, before the 2005 presidential election, the paper along with another one, Eqbal, published the letter of presidential candidate Mahdi Karroubi to Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei. [6] Upon this publication both papers were banned for one day by Tehran Public and Revolutionary Court. [6] The daily was also temporarily ceased in June 2009 following the presidential elections. [4] In December 2009 it was again warned by the ministry of culture for publishing "divisive" material. [7]